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Vol. 5 Num 1097 Mon. July 02, 2007  
   
International


Thai PM casts doubt on polls date


Thailand's army-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Sunday cast doubt on whether the kingdom's post-coup elections would go ahead as promised this year.

Surayud, who last month said the polls would be held in November, told reporters that he could not guarantee that the elections would be held this year and that the date would depend on the outcome of next month's constitutional referendum.

"It is not clear yet, we have to wait after the referendum," he told reporters.